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s of the country including Beijing, however, it is known as amp。qipaoamp。, which has a history behind it. When the early Manchu rulers came to China proper, they organized certain people, mainly Manchus, into amp。bannersamp。 (qi) and called them amp。banner peopleamp。 (qiren), which then became loosely the name of all Manchus. The Manchu women wore normally a onepiece dress which, likewise, came to be called amp。qipaoamp。 or amp。banner dress.amp。 Although the 1911 Revolution toppled the rule of the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty, the female dress survived the political change and, with later improvements, has bee the traditional dress for Chinese women. Easy to slip on and fortable to wear, the cheongsam fits well the female Chinese figure. Its neck is high, collar closed, and its sleeves may be either short, medium or full length, depending on season and taste. The dress is buttoned on the right side, with a loo